Series
Men of Rock
Documentary
Geologist Iain Stewart retraces the steps of a band of maverick pioneers who made ground-breaking discoveries in the landscape of Scotland about how our planet works.
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Seasons & episodes
1Deep Time30 Nov 2010 · 60mIain Stewart tells the story of James Hutton, the founding father of geology. This Scottish thinker overturned ancient beliefs about how and when the world was formed.
2Moving Mountains7 Dec 2010 · 60mIain Stewart finds out how gung-ho geologist Edward Bailey discovered that Scotland was once home to super volcanoes. Plus the story of unsung hero Arthur Holmes.
3The Big Freeze14 Dec 2010 · 60mIn the final episode of the series, Iain Stewart finds out about daredevil scientist Louis Agassiz, who first imagined the world had been gripped by an ice age.
Details
- First aired
- 30 Nov 2010
- Last aired
- 14 Dec 2010
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- BBC Two
- Episodes
- 3
Cast
Iain StewartSelf - Presenter
